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Novel Function of Arylalkalamine N-acetyltransfe- rase-1 in Modulating Host Coagulation and Blood Feeding in Aedes aegypti

2025-08-29, bioRxiv (10.1101/2025.08.27.672538) (PDF)
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During blood feeding, mosquitoes introduce substantial quantities of salivary proteins into their hosts to facilitate feeding. Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase-1 (aaNAT1) is a salivary protein prominently produced in the salivary glands of Aedes aegypti. Previous research has demonstrated that mosquitoes with AaaaNAT1 mutations fail to efficiently inhibit host blood coagulation; however, the precise regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. This study identified the primary metabolites and proteins interacting with AaaaNAT1 through integrated transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses. Combined with isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), immunohistochemistry, ELISA, platelet function assays, and coagulation tests, we further established that AaaaNAT1 binds norepinephrine, reducing host platelet aggregation and thereby limiting activation of the host coagulation cascade and fibrinolytic system. Additionally, behavioral investigations showed that AaaaNAT1 knockdown in Aedes aegypti significantly prolonged the time required for female mosquitoes to locate a host and successfully obtain blood, while also markedly reducing blood consumption. This effect may stem from the inability of aaNAT1-depleted mosquitoes to effectively suppress host blood aggregation during feeding, as well as the downregulation of octopamine following AaaaNAT1 knockdown. Therefore, this study reveals a novel role for aaNAT1 distinct from its known functions in pigmentation and immunity, advancing our understanding of aaNAT1\'s role in insects.
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